Title :
Double self-compression of femtosecond pulses in filaments
Author :
Brée, Carsten ; Bethge, Jens ; Skupin, Stefan ; Berge, Luc ; Demircan, Ayhan ; Steinmeyer, Gunter
Author_Institution :
Weierstrass-Inst. fur Angewandte Anal. und Stochastik (WIAS), Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We discuss pulse-splitting-isolation cycles as the origin of pulse self-compression in filaments. These cycles can be cascaded in a single gas-filled cell, giving rise to tenfold compression. XFROG spectrograms provide experimental evidence for double self-compression.
Keywords :
Delay; Nonlinear optics; Numerical simulation; Optical beams; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse compression methods; Spectrogram; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
